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	[[File:Roberta_Cowell.jpg\|thumb\|Roberta Cowell]]'''Roberta Cowell''' (1918–2011) was the first known British male-to-female transsexual to undergo [[sex reassignment surgery]].<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell, the First British Transsexual</cite>, Transgender Zone Media Archives. http://www.transgenderzone.com/features/roberta_cowell.htm</ref>		[[File:Roberta_Cowell.jpg\|thumb\|Roberta Cowell]]'''Roberta Cowell''' (1918–2011) was the first known British male-to-female transsexual to undergo [[sex reassignment surgery]].<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell, the First British Transsexual</cite>, Transgender Zone Media Archives. http://www.transgenderzone.com/features/roberta_cowell.htm</ref>

	Born Robert Cowell in [[Croydon]], she was a Spitfire pilot and subsequently a prisoner of war in World War II, and a racing driver after the war.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120226065127/http://www.carolrobson.co.uk/6.html</ref> She had a vaginoplasty in 1951, via a surgical method invented and performed by Dr Harold Gillies. This occurred two years before Christine Jorgensen's surgery in Denmark. Roberta Cowell's surgical transformation and friendship with the female-to-male transsexual [[Michael Dillon]], also operated on by the plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies, is documented in the book ''The First Man-Made Man'' by Pagan Kennedy <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/books/review/Roach.t.html?ex=1331784000&en=7d2bd0c4d7848926&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink</ref>. Roberta's life is described in her biography, <cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite>.<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite> by Roberta Cowell, Heinemann, 1954</ref>		Born Robert Cowell in [[Croydon]], she was educated at [[Whitgift School]] and [[University College London]]. She was a Spitfire pilot and subsequently a prisoner of war in World War II, and a racing driver after the war.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120226065127/http://www.carolrobson.co.uk/6.html</ref> She had a vaginoplasty in 1951, via a surgical method invented and performed by Dr Harold Gillies. This occurred two years before Christine Jorgensen's surgery in Denmark. Roberta Cowell's surgical transformation and friendship with the female-to-male transsexual [[Michael Dillon]], also operated on by the plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies, is documented in the book ''The First Man-Made Man'' by Pagan Kennedy <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/books/review/Roach.t.html?ex=1331784000&en=7d2bd0c4d7848926&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink</ref>. Roberta's life is described in her biography, <cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite>.<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite> by Roberta Cowell, Heinemann, 1954</ref>

	In 1951, Roberta was able to have her birth certificate changed, which later became impossible (following the [[Corbett v Corbett]] decision) until the recent [[Gender Recognition Act]]. She was thus technically in a same-sex marriage until her divorce.		In 1951, Roberta was able to have her birth certificate changed, which later became impossible (following the [[Corbett v Corbett]] decision) until the recent [[Gender Recognition Act]]. She was thus technically in a same-sex marriage until her divorce.

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	In 1951, Roberta was able to have her birth certificate changed, which later became impossible (following the [[Corbett v Corbett]] decision) until the recent [[Gender Recognition Act]]. She was thus technically in a same-sex marriage until her divorce.		In 1951, Roberta was able to have her birth certificate changed, which later became impossible (following the [[Corbett v Corbett]] decision) until the recent [[Gender Recognition Act]]. She was thus technically in a same-sex marriage until her divorce.

	In 2010, [[Croydon Trans Group]] held a celebration of Roberta Cowell's life as part of LGBT History Month.<ref>A celebration of Roberta Cowell: http://www.~~croydontrans~~.org~~.uk~~/~~roberta.htm~~</ref>		In 2010, [[Croydon Trans Group]] held a celebration of Roberta Cowell's life as part of LGBT History Month.<ref>http://www.croydontrans.org.uk/roberta.shtml. A celebration of Roberta Cowell. Accessed: 2015-07-31. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6aQcjakRw)</ref>

	Roberta Cowell died in October 2011, but this was known to few people, and was first reported two years later, in the ''Independent on Sunday''.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/its-easier-to-change-a-body-than-to-change-a-mind-the-extraordinary-life-and-lonely-death-of-roberta-cowell-8899823.htmlMatthew Bell, "'It's easier to change a body than to change a mind': The extraordinary life and lonely death of Roberta Cowell" ''Independent on Sunday'' 27 October 2013</ref>		Roberta Cowell died in October 2011, but this was known to few people, and was first reported two years later, in the ''Independent on Sunday''.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/its-easier-to-change-a-body-than-to-change-a-mind-the-extraordinary-life-and-lonely-death-of-roberta-cowell-8899823.htmlMatthew Bell, "'It's easier to change a body than to change a mind': The extraordinary life and lonely death of Roberta Cowell" ''Independent on Sunday'' 27 October 2013</ref>

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	Born Robert Cowell in [[Croydon]], she was a Spitfire pilot and subsequently a prisoner of war in World War II, and a racing driver after the war.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120226065127/http://www.carolrobson.co.uk/6.html</ref> She had a vaginoplasty in 1951, via a surgical method invented and performed by Dr Harold Gillies. This occurred two years before Christine Jorgensen's surgery in Denmark. Roberta Cowell's surgical transformation and friendship with the female-to-male transsexual [[Michael Dillon]], also operated on by the plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies, is documented in the book ''The First Man-Made Man'' by Pagan Kennedy <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/books/review/Roach.t.html?ex=1331784000&en=7d2bd0c4d7848926&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink</ref>. Roberta's life is described in her biography, <cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite>.<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite> by Roberta Cowell, Heinemann, 1954</ref>		Born Robert Cowell in [[Croydon]], she was a Spitfire pilot and subsequently a prisoner of war in World War II, and a racing driver after the war.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120226065127/http://www.carolrobson.co.uk/6.html</ref> She had a vaginoplasty in 1951, via a surgical method invented and performed by Dr Harold Gillies. This occurred two years before Christine Jorgensen's surgery in Denmark. Roberta Cowell's surgical transformation and friendship with the female-to-male transsexual [[Michael Dillon]], also operated on by the plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies, is documented in the book ''The First Man-Made Man'' by Pagan Kennedy <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/books/review/Roach.t.html?ex=1331784000&en=7d2bd0c4d7848926&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink</ref>. Roberta's life is described in her biography, <cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite>.<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite> by Roberta Cowell, Heinemann, 1954</ref>

	Roberta was able to have her birth certificate changed, which later became impossible (following the [[Corbett v Corbett]] decision) until the recent [[Gender Recognition Act]]. She was thus technically in a same-sex marriage until her divorce.		In 1951, Roberta was able to have her birth certificate changed, which later became impossible (following the [[Corbett v Corbett]] decision) until the recent [[Gender Recognition Act]]. She was thus technically in a same-sex marriage until her divorce.

	In 2010, [[Croydon Trans Group]] held a celebration of Roberta Cowell's life as part of LGBT History Month.<ref>A celebration of Roberta Cowell: http://www.croydontrans.org.uk/roberta.htm</ref>		In 2010, [[Croydon Trans Group]] held a celebration of Roberta Cowell's life as part of LGBT History Month.<ref>A celebration of Roberta Cowell: http://www.croydontrans.org.uk/roberta.htm</ref>

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	[[File:Roberta_Cowell.jpg\|thumb\|Roberta Cowell]]'''Roberta Cowell''' (~~1918–2011~~) was the first known British male-to-female transsexual to undergo [[sex reassignment surgery]].<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell, the First British Transsexual</cite>, Transgender Zone Media Archives. http://www.transgenderzone.com/features/roberta_cowell.htm</ref>		[[File:Roberta_Cowell.jpg\|thumb\|Roberta Cowell]]'''Roberta Cowell''' (1918–2011) was the first known British male-to-female transsexual to undergo [[sex reassignment surgery]].<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell, the First British Transsexual</cite>, Transgender Zone Media Archives. http://www.transgenderzone.com/features/roberta_cowell.htm</ref>

	Born Robert Cowell in [[Croydon]], she was a Spitfire pilot and subsequently a prisoner of war in World War II, and a racing driver after the war.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120226065127/http://www.carolrobson.co.uk/6.html</ref> She had a vaginoplasty in 1951, via a surgical method invented and performed by Dr Harold Gillies. This occurred two years before Christine Jorgensen's surgery in Denmark. Roberta Cowell's surgical transformation and friendship with the female-to-male transsexual [[Michael Dillon]], also operated on by the plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies, is documented in the book ''The First Man-Made Man'' by Pagan Kennedy <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/books/review/Roach.t.html?ex=1331784000&en=7d2bd0c4d7848926&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink</ref>. Roberta's life is described in her biography, <cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite>.<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite> by Roberta Cowell, Heinemann, 1954</ref>		Born Robert Cowell in [[Croydon]], she was a Spitfire pilot and subsequently a prisoner of war in World War II, and a racing driver after the war.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120226065127/http://www.carolrobson.co.uk/6.html</ref> She had a vaginoplasty in 1951, via a surgical method invented and performed by Dr Harold Gillies. This occurred two years before Christine Jorgensen's surgery in Denmark. Roberta Cowell's surgical transformation and friendship with the female-to-male transsexual [[Michael Dillon]], also operated on by the plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies, is documented in the book ''The First Man-Made Man'' by Pagan Kennedy <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/books/review/Roach.t.html?ex=1331784000&en=7d2bd0c4d7848926&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink</ref>. Roberta's life is described in her biography, <cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite>.<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite> by Roberta Cowell, Heinemann, 1954</ref>
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	[[Roberta_Cowell.jpg\|thumb\|Roberta Cowell]]'''Roberta Cowell''' (1918–2011) was the first known British male-to-female transsexual to undergo [[sex reassignment surgery]].<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell, the First British Transsexual</cite>, Transgender Zone Media Archives. http://www.transgenderzone.com/features/roberta_cowell.htm</ref>		[[File:Roberta_Cowell.jpg\|thumb\|Roberta Cowell]]'''Roberta Cowell''' (1918–2011) was the first known British male-to-female transsexual to undergo [[sex reassignment surgery]].<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell, the First British Transsexual</cite>, Transgender Zone Media Archives. http://www.transgenderzone.com/features/roberta_cowell.htm</ref>

	Born Robert Cowell in [[Croydon]], she was a Spitfire pilot and subsequently a prisoner of war in World War II, and a racing driver after the war.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120226065127/http://www.carolrobson.co.uk/6.html</ref> She had a vaginoplasty in 1951, via a surgical method invented and performed by Dr Harold Gillies. This occurred two years before Christine Jorgensen's surgery in Denmark. Roberta Cowell's surgical transformation and friendship with the female-to-male transsexual [[Michael Dillon]], also operated on by the plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies, is documented in the book ''The First Man-Made Man'' by Pagan Kennedy <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/books/review/Roach.t.html?ex=1331784000&en=7d2bd0c4d7848926&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink</ref>. Roberta's life is described in her biography, <cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite>.<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite> by Roberta Cowell, Heinemann, 1954</ref>		Born Robert Cowell in [[Croydon]], she was a Spitfire pilot and subsequently a prisoner of war in World War II, and a racing driver after the war.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120226065127/http://www.carolrobson.co.uk/6.html</ref> She had a vaginoplasty in 1951, via a surgical method invented and performed by Dr Harold Gillies. This occurred two years before Christine Jorgensen's surgery in Denmark. Roberta Cowell's surgical transformation and friendship with the female-to-male transsexual [[Michael Dillon]], also operated on by the plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies, is documented in the book ''The First Man-Made Man'' by Pagan Kennedy <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/books/review/Roach.t.html?ex=1331784000&en=7d2bd0c4d7848926&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink</ref>. Roberta's life is described in her biography, <cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite>.<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite> by Roberta Cowell, Heinemann, 1954</ref>

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	'''Roberta Cowell''' (1918–2011) was the first known British male-to-female transsexual to undergo [[sex reassignment surgery]].<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell, the First British Transsexual</cite>, Transgender Zone Media Archives. http://www.transgenderzone.com/features/roberta_cowell.htm</ref>		[[Roberta_Cowell.jpg\|thumb\|Roberta Cowell]]'''Roberta Cowell''' (1918–2011) was the first known British male-to-female transsexual to undergo [[sex reassignment surgery]].<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell, the First British Transsexual</cite>, Transgender Zone Media Archives. http://www.transgenderzone.com/features/roberta_cowell.htm</ref>

	Born Robert Cowell in [[Croydon]], she was a Spitfire pilot and subsequently a prisoner of war in World War II, and a racing driver after the war.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120226065127/http://www.carolrobson.co.uk/6.html</ref> She had a vaginoplasty in 1951, via a surgical method invented and performed by Dr Harold Gillies. This occurred two years before Christine Jorgensen's surgery in Denmark. Roberta Cowell's surgical transformation and friendship with the female-to-male transsexual [[Michael Dillon]], also operated on by the plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies, is documented in the book ''The First Man-Made Man'' by Pagan Kennedy <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/books/review/Roach.t.html?ex=1331784000&en=7d2bd0c4d7848926&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink</ref>. Roberta's life is described in her biography, <cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite>.<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite> by Roberta Cowell, Heinemann, 1954</ref>		Born Robert Cowell in [[Croydon]], she was a Spitfire pilot and subsequently a prisoner of war in World War II, and a racing driver after the war.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120226065127/http://www.carolrobson.co.uk/6.html</ref> She had a vaginoplasty in 1951, via a surgical method invented and performed by Dr Harold Gillies. This occurred two years before Christine Jorgensen's surgery in Denmark. Roberta Cowell's surgical transformation and friendship with the female-to-male transsexual [[Michael Dillon]], also operated on by the plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies, is documented in the book ''The First Man-Made Man'' by Pagan Kennedy <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/books/review/Roach.t.html?ex=1331784000&en=7d2bd0c4d7848926&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink</ref>. Roberta's life is described in her biography, <cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite>.<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite> by Roberta Cowell, Heinemann, 1954</ref>

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	'''Roberta Cowell''' (1918–2011) was the first known British male-to-female transsexual to undergo [[sex reassignment surgery]].<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell, the First British Transsexual</cite>, Transgender Zone Media Archives. http://www.transgenderzone.com/features/roberta_cowell.htm</ref>		'''Roberta Cowell''' (1918–2011) was the first known British male-to-female transsexual to undergo [[sex reassignment surgery]].<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell, the First British Transsexual</cite>, Transgender Zone Media Archives. http://www.transgenderzone.com/features/roberta_cowell.htm</ref>

	Born Robert Cowell in [[Croydon]], she was a Spitfire pilot in World War II and a racing driver after the war. She had a vaginoplasty in 1951, via a surgical method invented and performed by Dr Harold Gillies. This occurred two years before Christine Jorgensen's surgery in Denmark. Roberta Cowell's surgical transformation and friendship with the female-to-male transsexual [[Michael Dillon]], also operated on by the plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies, is documented in the book ''The First Man-Made Man'' by Pagan Kennedy <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/books/review/Roach.t.html?ex=1331784000&en=7d2bd0c4d7848926&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink</ref>. Roberta's life is described in her biography, <cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite>.<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite> by Roberta Cowell, Heinemann, 1954</ref>		Born Robert Cowell in [[Croydon]], she was a Spitfire pilot and subsequently a prisoner of war in World War II, and a racing driver after the war.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120226065127/http://www.carolrobson.co.uk/6.html</ref> She had a vaginoplasty in 1951, via a surgical method invented and performed by Dr Harold Gillies. This occurred two years before Christine Jorgensen's surgery in Denmark. Roberta Cowell's surgical transformation and friendship with the female-to-male transsexual [[Michael Dillon]], also operated on by the plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies, is documented in the book ''The First Man-Made Man'' by Pagan Kennedy <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/books/review/Roach.t.html?ex=1331784000&en=7d2bd0c4d7848926&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink</ref>. Roberta's life is described in her biography, <cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite>.<ref><cite>Roberta Cowell's Story</cite> by Roberta Cowell, Heinemann, 1954</ref>

	Roberta was able to have her birth certificate changed, which later became impossible (following the [[Corbett v Corbett]] decision) until the recent [[Gender Recognition Act]]. She was thus technically in a same-sex marriage until her divorce.		Roberta was able to have her birth certificate changed, which later became impossible (following the [[Corbett v Corbett]] decision) until the recent [[Gender Recognition Act]]. She was thus technically in a same-sex marriage until her divorce.

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